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03-01-2003, 02:07 AM
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Used to have a truck
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Location: port orchard WA
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OT ... Why sticking your fingers near moving fan belts is a bad idea ( graphic )
And I am a "professional" mechanic.
 It took about 2/3 of the tip off when it ran through the pulley. Luckily the doc did a good job sewing it back on and shoving the nail back where it used to be. Be careful around running fan belts !
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03-01-2003, 02:17 AM
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Its Magically Delicious
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damn thats gotta fu*kin hurt ..... im glad its not me .... was stupid once and grabbed a exhaust manifold bolts while the engine was hot.... 2 week blisters ....
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03-01-2003, 02:25 AM
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its all about the +6 inches
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Location: Hilliard Ohio
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Ouch, i got lucky a week or so ago when i pumped a fan on a running truck. It hit my fingernail and just bruised it.
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03-01-2003, 02:34 AM
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Used to have a truck
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You'd think it would hurt. It did for a few minutes after it happened but once the initial shock wore off it hasnt hurt since. I think the nerve endings got severred . Lucky me
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03-01-2003, 02:37 AM
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Recovering Truck Driver
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Location: Orleans, NE USA
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This is a good post. It's good to remind people how important safety is when working with any type of machine. Espescially when you have pictures to back it up. As bad as it hurts when something like that happens, it's good to remind others that it can and will happen when you least expect it.
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03-01-2003, 02:44 AM
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Location: Kelowna B.C. Canada
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I did something similar to my thumb, chain let go on a motor I was trying to guide in to place, the chain slipped through my hand so fast , It ripped it to the bone, I know how you feel,I guess thats the price we pay for playing with metal things.
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03-01-2003, 03:02 AM
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former desert rat
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At least it was the middle finger LOL... I once had a Lincoln Cont. rip an earring out of my ear. We super glued it back together. I ended up taking both earrings out. The new guy at the shop puked from all of the blood. Didnt hurt though.
John
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03-01-2003, 09:57 AM
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Location: Concord, NC
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Hey Mike, clean ur fingernails!
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03-01-2003, 10:14 AM
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ouch
I had a buddy who lost 3 fingertips when his hand did the entire rotation around a sprocket and chain from his moving 3 wheeler. No thanks...
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03-01-2003, 12:03 PM
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Shooting the Rod???
Looks to me like you might of shot the
rod at the fan, and it took a bite at you... Glad they were able to save the torn off tip.... We can only do so much as far as taken Safety measures, but once in a while we will have accidents... Take Care |
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03-01-2003, 12:11 PM
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Glad your OK Mike. You'll need that finger for the ricers
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03-01-2003, 12:24 PM
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well at least you can have fun showing that one off! I know how that feels man and it's no picnic. Bumping it all the time now huh?
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03-01-2003, 12:32 PM
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Oh I just remembered a real bad one, A guy I know had his cuda jacked up,trying to get the tranny out, his forearm was vertical to the tranny, when the jack slipped, it drove his wrist to his elbow, and he had to drive him self to the hospital, he lived on a farm and no one was around,every time I jack up anything I think of that ugly scene, and I always us jack stands, It only takes one mistake. Every time I see some one trying to take a short cut and just us the jack, I tell them the story, do I sound like I'm preaching, ( USE YOUR JACK STANDS)
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03-01-2003, 12:48 PM
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Stop flipping us off!
Jk Thanks for this post, it is very easy to get cocky around machinery, and accidents DO happen. thanks
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03-01-2003, 12:57 PM
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Fabricate till you "puke"
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OUCH! Thats gonna be sore for a while
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03-01-2003, 04:58 PM
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I remember back in high school doing some body work for a buddy who wrecked his S-10. There was a rattle somewhere when the engine was running and we were looking for it. Imagine my surprise when the alternator fan bit the tip of my finger.
And the garage door industry claims torsion springs are dangerous!!!! Ha. 4000lb of steel two feet of the floor without a jack stand is dangerous. Or a fan/pulley setup with a few hundred lb/ft of torque and no shroud... Be Careful Guys!
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03-01-2003, 05:11 PM
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Member since 2000
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hehehe, thats cool......
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03-01-2003, 07:35 PM
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Ouch
I would keep an eye on the color of it, if it starts getting dark have the Doc. leach it to restore fresh blood flow.
My daughter had her finger tip cut off on some louvered steel laundry doors (playing around and fell with her finger in it) and they didnt leach it and it eventually fell off; not good. Hope it heals well. Maybe we can start a saftey thread?
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03-01-2003, 08:30 PM
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A friend of mine did the same thing on the 69' I bought from him while we were working on it. The difference is that he ran two fingers through the altenator pulley, and had to get surgeory to fix it all. It was pretty bad.... Keep your hands away from running belts!
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03-01-2003, 10:42 PM
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SLOW BUT SURE,BUT CLOSER
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Ouch!!!!!!!!! 2 yrs ago I had a circular saw get my left 1st finger, almost cut it off. Took 20 stiches and off 8 weeks. I feel your pain!!!!!!!!!!
 
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03-02-2003, 01:42 AM
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it reminds me of the song "heres your sign" when he is talking about turning off the engine before you try to stop the fan, lol i did something about that bad a few years ago when i was helping dad and little bro put up barbed wire, the wire slipped off the stretcher and got my thumb all that was left was a small strip of skin less than 1/4 inch, straight through the bone and all but hey my thumb still works guess i just got lucky, hope yours heals soon
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03-02-2003, 03:04 AM
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Yep, that looks like it might have hurt a bit. Prolly gave ya quite a jump.
I know I gave my mom quite a startle when dad and I came running into the house, me losing a lot of blood. No fan schroud because we just put my car back together, got the motor started for the first time and I was cleaning up all the fluids that were squirting all over. Well, that spinning fan is hard to see and it sucked my hand right on in. Just a few short of thirty stitches in my fingers and I was on my way. I still have nightmares of that sound.
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03-02-2003, 03:13 AM
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Pronounced "Pew-al-up"
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Ouch man!!!
I had that happen to me on a flywheel on a hydraulic shear. It pulled my arm inn up to the elbow, but lucky for me the V-belt was loose. Hope it heals fast... 
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03-02-2003, 03:11 PM
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would theses be considered battle scares
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03-05-2003, 02:00 AM
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finger
Looks like u got lucky. It happened to me and it broke my thumb. Nothing like messing up your summer with a cast on your hand and arm.
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